Maxine Kilimal

[No sex this chapter but we have some people to seduce in this world.]

Maxine woke up with a start. The dream was but a vague memory. She shrugged it off with a sigh and a stretch.

It was still a full 4 hours before she had to get to work so, starting with her normal morning routine, she jilled off. Being 23 and having her own place was hard. She was just glad she had roommates. They were her best friends growing up, Adam and Jason. She'd known them her whole life, or at least as long as she could remember, and seriously trusted them. When they were 14, both boys came out of the closet. A year later, the guys were dating each other. Maxine loved them like brothers, despite still wanting to take them to bed.

At 1 in the afternoon, she rolled out of bed and, without bothering to get dressed, she grabbed her clothes and headed towards the shower to get out another one before cleaning herself. As usual, her fantasies landed back on her gay roommates.

At 2, she finally climbed out of the shower to eat breakfast while watching a less-than-legal cartoon streaming site for one of her favorite kids shows she wished was on when she was a kid. And, once again, the day was saved, thanks to the superheroes in the animal-themed, magical spandex armor.

"If only I lived in a world like that." Maxine sighed.

Suddenly, she felt a strange energy. She shook her head as she moved her empty cereal bowl to the sink. It was only when she returned to her computer that she noticed it was on a different show and... Why was everything in French?

"Well, sacre bleu," she said, looking around the apartment. With a shrug, she left her home and began walking to work. It was when she got outside she noticed she wasn't in Kansas anymore.

"Stupid Wizard of Oz reference," she berated herself before trying to figure out her memories from the new world from what she remembered of the old world. It wasn't much. "Why can't anything be easy?" she asked herself as she walked down the street grumbling.

While Maxine was walking, she didn't notice when a girl ran around the corner. The girl wasn't paying attention either. The young teenager ran straight into her, knocking them both to the ground.

"I'm sorry," the girl immediately began apologizing, "I'm such a klutz." Was she speaking French? Well, it did make sense. They were in Paris.

It was then she realized what had happened. "Marinette?"

She looked confused and slightly scared.

"If anyone can help me, it's you." Was Maxine speaking French? That felt weird. Deal with it later.

"I'm sorry, ma’am, I don't know what you're talking about."

She looked around to make sure nobody else was close enough to hear before whispering, "I know you're Ladybug."

She jumped back and glared at her, fear, worry, anger, and many other emotions flashing through her eyes.

"I can prove it. Tikki's in your bag, your Miraculous is your earrings, you activate by saying "spots on," you work with Chat Noir, and I can tell you more secrets I know if you tell me the last villain you fought."

"If you're some type of villain-" Marinette began.

"I'm not a villain. This is gonna sound strange but you have to trust me. I'm from another reality." Maxine didn't really think it'd work but it was worth a shot. "In that reality, your world is a TV show." she sighed before getting on her knees. "Please, Marinette, help me figure this out."

Tikki yelled from her spot in Marinette's bag, "Her energy doesn't belong in this world. she has information nobody else could possibly have. she's gotta be telling the truth."

"I'll trust you for now." Marinette sighed. "Make one wrong move and you'll regret it." She turned to Tikki with a look of worry. "I hope I'm not making a mistake."

"Who was the last victim of Hawkmoth?" Maxine asked, thinking.

"Andre the sweethearts' ice cream man. she was akumatized into Glaciator. Why is that important?"

"The next one will be Sapotis. Don't try to stop it. Just know that you're gonna have 2 more teammates." Maxine smirked happily, an awesome idea forming in her mind. "I need to borrow Tikki. I know you have to get to school. When are you helping Alya babysit her sisters?"

"Tomorrow night," Marinette answered hesitantly.

"Then we meet the guardian tonight."

Marinette had many questions rushing through her head. She was about to voice one when Maxine began speaking again.

"Get to school. You're already gonna be late. By the way, my name's Maxine Kilimal."